Join Peninsula Open Space Trust, Canopy, and Latino Outdoors to celebrate community and culture while connecting with nature. This bilingual event will take place in person on Saturday, March 22, at 4:00 p.m., at Bloomhouse in East Palo Alto.
Designed exclusively for this event, Nature Lotería is a customized game inspired by the traditional Mexican Lotería game—similar to bingo! Local San Jose artist David Cipres designed our one-of-a-kind Nature Loteria cards, which feature stunning illustrations of the Bay Area and California plants and animals. It’s an easy game to learn, and while playing, you’ll discover the wonderful biodiversity while celebrating Mexican culture.
What is Lotería? Lotería (Spanish word meaning “lottery”) is a traditional Mexican board game of chance similar to bingo. It is played on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping-pong balls. Each card depicts a unique image, representing various aspects of Mexican culture, folklore, and nature.
Join us for a fun, interactive game of Nature Lotería and a chance to win prizes. Enjoy music, interact with partner booths, eat food, and play games with other community members. We’ll have food and aguas frescas ready for you to enjoy! All are welcome! Please do not bring pets.
Register early to secure your spot!
Event Schedule
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Event Begins – Explore organizational booths and learn about free community resources.
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Dinner is served.
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM | Three rounds of Nature Lotería with breaks in between.
6:50 PM – 7:00 PM | Closing remarks and prize giveaways.
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Dancing and music by Cumbia DJ Philthy Dronez begins, and tabling continues.
8:00 PM | Event concludes.
About the Hosts
Peninsula Open Space Trust protects and cares for open space, farms, and parkland in the Peninsula and South Bay. Since 1977, POST has protected over 90,000 acres in San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz Counties.
Canopy plants and cares for trees where people need them the most. Their mission is to grow urban tree canopy in Midpeninsula communities for the benefit of all. Canopy’s vision is a day when every resident of the Midpeninsula can step outside to walk, play, and thrive under the shade of healthy trees.
Latino Outdoors is a unique, Latinx-led organization working in support of a national community of leaders in outdoor recreation, conservation and environmental education. They inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.
Come Meet our Community Partners
Nuestra Casa uplifts Latino families in East Palo Alto and the mid-peninsula through community education, leadership development, and advocacy.
Fresh Approach builds resilient food and farming systems through food access, nutrition education, urban agriculture, and community engagement.
Ecumenical Hunger Program‘s mission is to provide compassionate, dignified and practical assistance to families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship.
Climate Resilient Communities provides community-based solutions that center local voices to empower community action.
YMCA Silicon Valley provides programs and services to strengthen the foundations of our community
Youth Community Service elevates youth voices to raise community connection and equity through service.
Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition’s mission is to build healthier and more just communities by making bicycling safe and accessible for everyone.
Address
Bloomhouse is located at 2555 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303.
Parking
There is plenty of free parking available. A limited number of paved spots are available on-site, and additional overflow parking can be found in a nearby dirt lot.
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